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Amid outrage and outcries from sports and non-sports fans alike, Duke's Grayson Allen was "suspended indefinitely" after tripping Elon guard Steven Santa Ana during a game between Duke and Elon on Dec. 22. It was the third time in two seasons Allen tripped a player. He previously tripped Louisville's Ray Spalding and Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes in games last season.

As much as I hate it, this will be my last article!
I have really enjoyed the opportunity you’ve given me to tell my stories for the past 20-plus years. I hope you’ve enjoyed my tales and I hope I’ve made you laugh. Either with me or at me, never mattered as long as you were laughing!
I’ve got to thank the Enterprise staff who - for years - have interpreted, typed, and seen that my article made it to print. Plus, I can’t forget the supportive wife!

Having Hamidou Diallo decide to start his college basketball career now was no surprise to Marc Allard, sports editor of the Norwich (Connecticut) Bulletin.
Diallo, a 6-5 guard, announced Saturday that he would start classes at Kentucky this week. He had graduated from Putnam Science Academy (Connecticut) last year and had been playing there as a graduate student this season.

The 17-week grind that is the NFL regular season is quickly coming to an end, and while most of the postseason drama has been settled on the football field, there are still several details that will be settled in the final week of the regular season. For the AFC, the playoff field is relatively drama free. The six teams that will battle it out on that side of the bracket have already been decided. The only thing that remains is determining the seeding of those six teams.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker has one word to describe what type of player his cousin, Kentucky signee Shai Alexander is.
“Phenomenal. Phenomenal. Phenomenal. Phenomenal,” said Alexander-Walker, who is the Kentucky signee’s teammate at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga. “He sees the floor great. He is really starting to score a lot more.

Despite all the accolades she’s garnered over the last four years, Makayla Epps still considers herself just a “county/country kid” who has been blessed with all she has accomplished.
The Kentucky senior guard from Marion County earned one All-American honor last year. Two years she’s been named to the All-Southeastern Conference team. She’s leading a young team in scoring this year.

Ben Franklin wore many hats throughout his life, serving in many roles such as a diplomat, postmaster, author, scientist, diplomat, and of course, a Founding Father. This man, born in Boston and raised in the City of Brotherly Love, has many well-known sayings and phrases that still endure to this day, including a quote on preparation that resonates and sticks with me: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."

Ya know what today is? It’s just three or four days till Christmas! Ya got all your shopping done? Ya do. Well good for you! But what about the other 80 percent of the people who are reading this? Are you sure you’re done?
O.K., maybe you do need to pick up a few things. Well, if ya do you’re in luck cause I’m here to help! I’m going to give ya some “ya can’t go wrong” gift ideas for your outdoors man or woman.